Journal box packing retainer



Sept. 27, 1932. R. w. JOHNSON JOURNAL BOX PACKING RETAINER Filed Marh 28, 1930 Patented Sept. 27, 1932 UNITED vf's'rAriszls,v

Planar oFFlcE 7 ROBERT W. JOHNSON, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA JoUnNAL Box I'Acxmennramna pplication filed March 28, 1930. Serial No. 439,709.l

re-packed to prevent'the waste or other ab-' the lid ofthe box. If lubrication is removed 7, from the journal, a hot box will occurl after a few miles trave j i i It is an objectof my invention to provide a simple but highly eflicient journal box packing retainer, which will positively prevent w the waste or other packing material from becoming displaced from the journal, which may be readily installed in standard forms of journal boxes now extensively used, at comparatively low'cost, and which will comply with railroad requirements.

It is a further object to provide a packing retainer of the class describedpwherein :the waste or packing lmay be readily inspected and replenished without removalof the de- .,O vice from the'journal box. 7' r 'i r More specifically it is an object of'myinvention to provide an efcient journal box packing retainer, vwhich will both prevent the waste or packing material from being moved forwardly and outwardly fromV the journal and upwardly between the journal and thev sides of the box. f

These and other objects and advantagesof the invention will be' fully set forthrin the following description made vin connection with the accompanying drawing wherein like reference characters refer to similar .parts throughout the severa-lviews and wherein,

Fig. 1 isA a view mostly in Vertical section taken longitudinally of a common type of journal box extensively used at this time having incorporatedv therein an embodiment of my invention; V i

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the Ju line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

The. rapid rotati'on of the journal Fig. 3 is across section taken on the line I 3-3of Fig.f1; 'i

i Fig. 4: is' a cross .section of the hinged retaining plate detached; and

V Fig 5 is a fragmentary section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 41, showing the manner infwhich the end bolts are mounted in the Vhin'ged plate for engagement with the retaining flange. l w

iAs shown in the drawing, thejjournal box, zo indicated'as an entirety by the) numeral 6, is provided with the usual doorway at the upper portion of the outer end, said doorway being closed by the lid', which is pivoted by pinsfa to the usualpivot ears usually formed :1.5 integrally with the box. r The wheel axle is indicated by'the letter A having the journal portion 8 mounted within the box and terminating in theenlarged journal end or `flange 8a disposed a short distance inwardly of the box lid 7.: vThe journal bearing 9 is mounted in the upper portion of the box and held in place by the usual key 10.V I

PackngP, usually in the form of waste or other absorbent material, impregnated with oil or suitable lubricating material, is'stu'ffed beneath and aroundthe lower portion of the journal and the outer' end S thereof- My packing ,retainer comprises a pair of elongated fiangescor strips 11 seoured to the opposing Vertical inner walls of the box and preferably declined somewhat, the inwardly projecting longitudinal edges of said flanges being downturned and disposed in close spaced relation with the journal8.V 'Flanges 85 111may be independent elements secured by suitable means, such as bolts 12 to the' walls Vof the box, or, if desired, may be integrally pressed or cast with the box. The outer ends r of flanges 11 preferably have cut out por- 90 tions 11a which are adapted to. accommodate the flanged or enlargedend 8a of the journal,

as clearly'shown in Figi 2.'

Between the lower edge of the ournal box doorway and the end 8a of 'the journal, -I "5 mount a reta-ining plate 13, which preferably'extends substantially horizontally and has its inner longitudinal' edge disposed in closer'elation to the end 8a of the, journal. Plate 13 is preferably'detachably7 hin'ged to 100' the opposite vertical sides of the box and to this end, may be provided with a fixed trunnion 14, which is pivoted in a suitable socket or recess in one of the journal box walls, while at the other end of the plate a longitudinally slidable trunnion or bolt 15 is pro'- vided, which may betelescoped in a rolled or tubular portion 13a of plate 13, said tubular portion being disposed in the outer longitudinal edge of the plate. Bolt 15, as shown, is yieldingly heldin outward position. by a coiled spring 152) mounted within the tube 13a and a laterally extending pin 15a secured' to bolt 15 may work through a suitable slot in the tube 13a to facilitate release of bolt 15 from engagement with a socket or aperture in one of the Vertical sides of the box;

The ends of plate 13 may be rolled or other- Wise formed to provide transversely extending sleeves 136m which spring pressed bolts 16 are mounted, said bolts being yieldingly projected by Springs 167) to engage below the ends of the retaining flanges 11. The boltsv 16 may have beveled ends in order thatthey may be cammed inwardly by the downward swinging movement of the retaining plate 13, thereby automatically interlocking with the ends of flanges 11.' The bolts are Valso provided-with latera-l pins or handles 16a working in suitable vtransverse Slots formed in the ends of plate 13x to permit the bolts to be manually'withdrawn when it is. desiredV to release the hinged plate for upward swinging movement. o

It will be readily seen that with my device, it will be impossible for the packin'g material towork upwardly around the top of the journal during the. travel of the railway cars,isince it is 'effectively obstructed by the flanges 11 and it'will also be seen that the packing cannot be worked outwardly toward the doorway and lid of the journal box, smce the hinged retaining plate ,13locked in operative position by Cooperation with the forward ends of flanges 11 completely obstructs displacement of material between'the end o-f the journal and the forward or outer end of the journal box.Y i

To inspect the packing and to replenish the same, it is only' necessary to raisethe l 1d 7, release bolts 16 from engagement with the fianges 11 and swing the retaining plate upwardly and outwardly into substantially horizonta-l position upon the lower edge of the doorway. The paolring can then be clearly viewed, inspected, and if necessaryvreplenished without remo-ving the retaining plate or other elements of'my retaining device. It will be obvious that the fianges 11 will not interfere with the efficient packing of the box.

After inspection or replenishment of the packing, the hinged retaining plate'13: may be merely swung inwardly anddownwardly with sufiicient. force to cause the bolts 16' to .seen that I haveinven'ted asimplebut highly eflicient journal box packing retainer adapted to be installed in standard journal boxes utilized extensively at this time at little cost and for fi'll'ing all requirements of the railroads insofaras inspection and servicing of w the journal boxes and packing are concerned.

It will, of course, beunderstood thatvarious changes may be vmade inthe form, details, arrangement and proportions of the' parts without departing from. the scopel of my inventio-n, which, generally stated., con,- sists in'` a device capable of carrying out the objects above set forth, in the novel parts and combinations of parts disclosed and deinedv in the appended 'clfa'ims In combination with a journal box and a journal disposed therei'n, a pac'king. retainer comprlsingV apair of inwardly pro-jecting fiang'es mounted within said box and extending longitudinally of the' side walls thereof between the same and the journal, said flanges termmating dat-their outer ends adjacent the end of the journal, and a hinged retaining plate disposed within the box betweenthe doorway and the end of the journal and Ineansengagable with the outer ends of said fi'anges for retaining said hinged plate against upward displacement. 2. In combination with a journal box and a journal disposed therein, a packing retainer comprising a plate mounted transversely within the' box and extending between the lower edge of the doorway and the end of the journal, means associated with the inner longitudinal edge of said plate for retaining said'plate against upward displacement and hinge elements at the outer longitudinal edge of said plate, at least one thereof' being r'e'- leasable to permit detachment of said plate from the box.

3. A waste retainer for journal boxes having in combination, 'a pair of Vstrips extending longitudinally of the journal above the packing or waste and traversing the space between the side'walls of the box and the journal and terminating. substantially flush with the end of the journal and a substantially horizontal retaining plate disposed within the box` traversing Vthe space between the doorway and the end of the journal and: i

hinged at its outer edge for upward swinging movement'to permit lnspectlon o f the waste or p'acking and means for retalning said hinged plate against upward displacement.

4. A waste retainer for journal boxes hav-V ing in combination a pair of strips extending longitudinally of the journal above the packing and waste and traversing substantially the entire space between the side walls of the journal box and the periphery of the journal including the flanged end of the journal, said strips terminating substantially fiush With the end of the journal and a substantially horizontal retaining plate disposed Within the journal box and hinged along one of its longitudinal edges on an axis adjacent the lower edge of the doorway ofl the box, said plate being constructed to swing up- Wardly and outwardly through the doorway of the box and traversing, When in operative position, substantially the entire space between the forward end of the box and the end of the journal and outer ends of the strps.v and means for retaining the free edge of said plate against upward displaoement.

In testimony Whereof I afiix my signature ROBERT W. JOHNSON. 

